My best friend’s uncle is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will receive preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in St Giles?
It’s prudent to seek two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this site. The fees will vary but service levels do are distinct between conveyancers as is true with most professions.
AssumingI were to purchase a simple residential homein St Giles mortgage fee and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in St Giles?
The only reduction in fees you would make on is the St Giles conveyancing searches. Your solicitor still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with your sellers conveyancer, SDLT submission, register the title etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it won't be meaningful.
I am helping my niece sell her property in St Giles. Does the conveyancer order the EPC or it is for the seller to see to?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a required part of selling a property. An EPC should be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not something that conveyancers ordinarily organise. Where you are using a St Giles conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established local providers
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in St Giles. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
About to purchase apartment in St Giles. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the St Giles property lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
I only have 62 years remaining on my lease in St Giles. I now wish to get lease extension but my freeholder is absent. What should I do?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to find the landlord. For most situations an enquiry agent may be useful to conduct investigations and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing St Giles.
I have had difficulty in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in St Giles. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
if there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a St Giles property is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 66.8 years.
My fiance is buying a studio flat in St Giles. He has received a fee estimate by the lawyer connected to the estate agents totaling £1250 . It was seven years ago since I sold and purchased a house and it cost was £500. Have fees really escalated to that extent?
We would recommend that you contact 3 or 4 local St Giles conveyancing firms requesting prices. You should base your choice not only on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the response is.